Pierre LeBrun Reveals the Real Reason Why Nashville Wanted to Trade Alexandre Carrier for Justin Barron
Following the trade between the Montreal Canadiens and the Nashville Predators involving Alexandre Carrier and Justin Barron, Pierre LeBrun has some new insights.
The TSN journalist provided more context regarding why GM Barry Trotz deemed it worthwhile to finalize this trade with Kent Hughes.
In the end, I think everyone agrees that as of today, Carrier is a better defenseman than Barron.
So why make this trade for a team that just signed big names like Jonathan Marchessault and Steven Stamkos?
Pierre LeBrun reveals the reason why Nashville accepted to trade Alexandre Carrier for Justin Barron
In short, they see a lot of potential in Barron and trust their defensive development system.
«From the Predators' perspective, they've been successful developing young defenseman and see upside in Barron. He's younger, bigger and less expensive..»
Pierre LeBrun
These are the arguments that convinced the Preds.
It will be interesting to see in the coming months and years if time proves them right.
Alexandre Carrier, 28 years old, is a native of Quebec City, Quebec, and has played 28 games this season with the Nashville Predators.
He was a regular defenseman there, is a right-handed shot, and has had some very strong seasons recently.
As for Justin Barron, he is 23 years old and has played 17 games this season with the Montreal Canadiens.
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